EVANS COUNTY MARKET

Evans County, Georgia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Evans County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bellville, Claxton and and Hagan. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Evans County by the Numbers

Evans County has 167 farms on 44,380 acres (about 266 acres each). Together they sold $43.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cotton and vegetables.

Local fields produce onions and bell peppers.

5 farms in Evans County already sell straight to the public, about $46,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Evans County

Evans County farms and homesteads keep 3,925 head of cattle, 102 egg-laying hens and 86 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 282 people run or help run farms in Evans County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 6 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.